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Historic Tsunami
1953 Greece Tsunami
12 August 1953 · Ionian Sea · Greece
On 12 August 1953 at 09:23 UTC, a tsunami formed near Ionian Sea, Greece. It was caused by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake. It was observed at 3 locations. It killed at least 476 people and injured 2,412.
- Date
- 12 August 1953
- Time
- 09:23 UTC
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake Magnitude
- 7.2
- Observation Sites
- 3
- Furthest Reach
- 31 km
- Deaths
- 476
- Injuries
- 2,412
- Homes Destroyed
- 30,439
- Estimated Damage
- 100 million US dollars
- Source Country
- Greece
- Triggering Earthquake
- 1953 Ionian Earthquake
Other Major Tsunamis in the Region
- 1979Montenegro · 3.0 m131 deaths
- 1956Cyclades, Greece · 20.0 m56 deaths
- 1932North Aegean, Greece · 2.0 m161 deaths
- 1908Messina Strait, Ionian Sea, Italy · 13.0 m80,000 deaths
- 1907Ionian Calabria, Italy158 deaths
- 1905Tyrrhenian Calabria, Italy · 1.3 m557 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Tsunami Database (doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7) · Natural Earth